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34 points in the empty score, 39 points in the empty score, Doncic is hard to support the European Championship! The Lakers may have chosen the wrong cornerstone of the team building

11:30pm, 1 September 2025Basketball

The NBA is in a long offseason and the European Championships are in full swing. To be honest, this year's European Championships are crowded with big names, and among the top five players in the NBA's active league, Doncic leads Slovenia, Jokic leads Serbia, and Antetokounmpo, Greece, which is particularly eye-catching. Jokic played his "easy" to the extreme in the first three games of the group stage: facing Estonia, Jokic scored only 11 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists in the whole game, and led the team to win 34 points before sweating. When playing against Portugal, Jokic made a little effort, and 23 points and 10 rebounds allowed the opponent to surrender; and when it comes to the key battle in the group qualifying, captain Bogdan was absent, Jokic made efforts, 39 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals to lock in the right to qualify. This is the real level of the NBA's number one player at the moment.

, including Markanen, who had been in the Jazz for a whole season, was traded to the Kings this summer, and shined in the European Championships. On the contrary, Doncic is becoming more and more frustrated as he plays. Among his teammates, there are players from the former NBL (CBA secondary league) and Doncic is indeed isolated and helpless! In the first game, Poland, which is not strong in strength, Doncic played 36 minutes, made 7 of 14, scored 34 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks, Slovenia finally defeated Poland with 10 points; in the second game, Doncic made 8 of 20 free throws, 19 of 20 free throws, and scored 39 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. After two games, 38 individual free throws led the European Championships, but the team was hard to win! It was not until the third game that he faced the underdog Belgium that he finally won. Apart from the team's overall lack of strength, what are the shortcomings of Doncic himself?

In the past six months, Doncic has experienced the biggest turning point in his life. Without being informed in advance, he was suddenly sent to the Lakers by the Mavericks. In the words of Jenny Buss, the other players were very happy to come to the Lakers, only Doncic, who looked a little depressed. The reason why the Maverick abandoned him is very simple, obesity + potential injuries. In his first season with James, the Lakers were third in the regular season in the Western Conference and were eliminated by the Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs. Although the Lakers got Doncic, they did not give Doncic the configuration he wanted, such as the center who can pick-and-roll and the wing with particularly strong maneuverability, the Lakers did not. During the offseason, Doncic lost 28 kilograms and lost a lot of weight. In addition, he renewed the contract for the Lakers for 165 million yuan in three years, including participating in the recruitment of Ayton, Smart and others. Compared with the NBA, the European Championships emphasize physical confrontation more, with a slower pace, but more physical energy consumption. Since Dragic was kicked out of the roster, Doncic has carried the Slovenian flag alone. After losing weight, Doncic has some shortcomings that can be made up for, such as his movement speed is getting faster and faster, his physical fitness is also good, and his desire to win is particularly strong. But many shortcomings are becoming more and more common. Let’s analyze the content reported by the media one by one. In the warm-up match, Doncic led the team to lose 34 points. According to media reports, Doncic was furious in the locker room after the game and was dissatisfied with the team's performance. In the first game of the main game, Doncic chased the referee and complained that he would commit a foul. In the end, his coach couldn't stand it.

was photographed by the media and the coach shouted "Shut up (with closure action)" at Doncic! When fighting with France, until the stalemate, Doncic snatched the tactical board from the coach, directly guided his teammates, and left the coaching team aside. His teammates were all very embarrassed. Doncic is indeed very strong, and there is no doubt that he led the Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals in 22 years and led the team to the finals in 24 years. But since entering the NBA, in the words of famous mouth Perkins and former celebrity Horry, Doncic cannot do all-around offense and defense, while the top NBA super giants, Kobe, James, and Jordan, are both offense and defense. Just to give an example, in the 24-year Finals journey, 4 playoff series, Doncic has the probability of being beaten in three rounds of singles, and has entered the top three in the NBA in the past 10 years!

The defense is bad, and he has a very strict demand for the lineup. He needs a center to do tactical initiative for him, and a blue collar in the front line to take on the role of offense and defense conversion and plugging the gap on the defensive end. Slovenia does not have these things, so Doncic becomes more and more frustrated as he plays. He cannot lead the team to win the European Championships with his own strength like Markanen, Jokic and even Schroeder. And the most important point is that he is too prone to imbalance in his mentality! In the NBA, he chased the referee and complained, and even had some offensive rounds and disputed with the referee at the bottom line. It was common for opponents to defend and defend five; he must have some stars who can suppress him to comfort or urge him to move forward. Otherwise, you may go astray: your score is getting higher and higher, and the team is becoming more and more vulnerable.

The Lakers may have chosen the wrong successor to James! Whether in terms of talent or resume, Doncic should be the absolute cornerstone of the Lakers in the next 10 years, but what will it be like if Doncic leads the team alone after James Leaving tomorrow? Even with James, Doncic's basic needs for the team's framework are even less likely. Doncic has not changed in fact about the excessive possession of the ball, the strict requirements on the lineup, and his mentality that he may explode at any time. He can't change his playing style or his temper. The Lakers want to start the next dynasty era under his leadership, which is a bit of a dreamy feeling.

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